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The second Global Forum Symposium took place in September 2022 under the headline “Implementing International Standards Effectively, Coherently, and in a Development-Oriented Manner”.
It brought together over 300 participants and key stakeholders from different sectors and levels of government to foster knowledge transfer, promote the exchange of best practices and identify innovative approaches in the fight against illicit financial flows. The second Global Forum Symposium combined high-level discussions – by panelists such as Hon. Mahen Seeruttun (Minister of Financial Services and Good Governace, Mauritius), Ms. Vasilika Vjero (Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy, Albania), Mr. Esteban Fullin (Executive Secretary of the Financial Action Task Force of Latin America), Ms. Irene Ovonji-Odida (Member of the UN High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency, and Integrity) and Dr. Marcus Pleyer (President of the Financial Action Task Force from 2020 to 2022) among others – with topical breakout sessions focused on solutions and concrete actions in five selected areas, covering:
The first Global Forum Symposium was held in September 2020 under the headline “Linking the Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows to the Development Agenda”.
The virtual conference brought together over 400 participants from public, private and civil society sectors. The first Global Forum Symposium combined high-level discussions – by panelists such as Ms Ine Eriksen Søreide (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway), Mr Norbert Barthle (Parliamentary Secretary of State at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development), Mr Thabo Mbeki (former President of South Africa and Chair of the AU High-Level Panel on IFFs), Mr Jean-Luc Lemahieu (Director of the Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs at the UNODC), Ms Slagjana Taseva (Chair of Transparency International Macedonia) among others. The 2020 Symposium focused on: